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rife

(raɪf)
adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If you say that something, usually something bad, is rife in a place or that the place is rife with it, you mean that it is very common.
Speculation is rife that he will be sacked.
Bribery and corruption were rife in the industry.
Hollywood soon became rife with rumors. [+ with]
Synonyms: widespread, abundant, plentiful, rampant More Synonyms of rife
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rife in British English

(raɪf)
adjective (postpositive)
1. 
of widespread occurrence; prevalent or current
rumour was rife in the village
2. 
very plentiful; abundant
3. (foll by with)
abounding (in)
a land rife with poverty
Derived forms
rifely (ˈrifely)
adverb
rifeness (ˈrifeness)
noun
Word origin
Old English rīfe; related to Old Norse rīfr generous, Middle Dutch rīve

rife in American English

(raɪf)
adjective
1. 
frequently or commonly occurring; widespread
malicious gossip was rife
2. 
a. 
abundant
b. 
abounding
an interpretation rife with error
SIMILAR WORDS:  preˈvailing
Derived forms
rifeness (ˈrifeness)
noun
Word origin
ME rif < OE ryfe, akin to MDu rijf, abundant, ON rifr, desired < IE *reip- < base *rei-: see reap

Examples of 'rife' in a sentence
rife

The game is rife with corruption and needs cleaning up.
The Sun (2016)
 Rumours are rife she had it enhanced.
The Sun (2011)
Washington was rife with speculation last week about the precise nature of the operation.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Social sites are also rife with viruses.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
 Poverty is rife and youth unemployment high.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is still rife throughout the criminal justice system and social services.
The Sun (2015)
Rumours of corruption have also been rife.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Gangs are still rife and crime and cruelty is what fuels them.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The force was rife with such corruption.
Christianity Today (2000)
Fraud is also rife in these dodgy dealings.
The Sun (2015)
 Rumours are rife that some faces may be given the chop as part of a bid to save more money.
The Sun (2009)
Staff shortages are rife on many wards and yet the pressure is still on for them to do more with less.
The Sun (2011)
That industry is rife with it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
To call on people to make it their civic duty to give back payments when fuel poverty is so rife is great.
The Sun (2011)
Tourism officials say that while crime is rife in some areas, visitors are seldom affected.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Mobile phones This is an area rife with etiquette problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Similar bad practice remains rife in the industry, with many elderly people unable to gain redress.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
 Rumours are rife the chart-topping singer is about to join the yummy mummy club.
The Sun (2007)
 Disease is also rife in the tiny squalid rooms where eight to ten men live, sleeping on bunk beds.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A laddish culture is rife in many universities, and cuts across all social classes.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Despite leaving the soap a decade ago, rumours were rife last year she was returning to Weatherfield.
The Sun (2013)
 Poverty is still rife.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
rife

British English: rife ADJECTIVE
If you say that something, usually something bad, is rife in a place or that the place is rife with it, you mean that it is very common.
Speculation is rife that he will be sacked.
  • American English: rife
  • Brazilian Portuguese: abundante
  • Chinese: > 普遍的常指坏事
  • European Spanish: extendido
  • French: répandu
  • German: weit verbreitet
  • Italian: diffuso
  • Japanese: 広まって
  • Korean: 만연한
  • European Portuguese: abundante
  • Latin American Spanish: extendido

Chinese translation of 'rife'

rife

(raɪf)

adj

  1. [corruption, superstition, disease etc] 普遍的 (pǔbiàn de)
    to be rife with [rumours, fears etc] 充斥着(著) (chōngchì zhe)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
widespread or common
Speculation is rife that he'll be sacked.
Synonyms
widespread
There is widespread support for the proposals.
Food shortages are widespread.
abundant
plentiful
rampant
the rampant corruption of the administration
general
Contrary to general opinion, these plants do not need acidic soil.
common
It is common practice for people to invest in holiday homes here.
current
the prevailing tide of current opinion
raging
universal
proposals for universal health care
frequent
prevailing
individuals who have gone against the prevailing opinion
epidemic
The crisis was reaching epidemic proportions.
prevalent
Smoking is becoming increasingly prevalent among younger women.
ubiquitous
2 (adjective) 
Definition
full of
Hollywood soon became rife with rumours.
Synonyms
abounding
a garden abounding with colour
full
A day full of entertainment.
alive
bursting
The place appears to be bursting with women directors.
swarming
seething
teeming
The area is usually teeming with tourists.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bursting
The place appears to be bursting with women directors.
Synonyms
overflowing,
full,
filled,
packed,
running over,
level with,
brimming,
overflowing,
flush,
overfull
in the sense of common
Definition
widespread among people in general
It is common practice for people to invest in holiday homes here.
Synonyms
popular,
general,
accepted,
standard,
routine,
widespread,
universal,
prevailing,
prevalent
in the sense of current
Definition
commonly accepted
the prevailing tide of current opinion
Synonyms
prevalent,
general,
common,
accepted,
popular,
widespread,
in the air,
prevailing,
circulating,
going around,
customary,
rife,
in circulation

Nearby words of
rife

  • ridge
  • ridicule
  • ridiculous
  • rife
  • riff-raff
  • rifle
  • rift

Synonyms of 'rife'

rife

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of epidemic
Definition
(esp. of a disease) affecting many people in an area
The crisis was reaching epidemic proportions.
Synonyms
widespread,
wide-ranging,
general,
sweeping,
prevailing,
rampant,
prevalent,
rife,
pandemic
in the sense of full
Definition
abundant in supply
A day full of entertainment.
Synonyms
bursting,
packed,
teeming,
abounding,
jammed,
swarming
in the sense of general
Definition
including various or miscellaneous items
Contrary to general opinion, these plants do not need acidic soil.
Synonyms
widespread,
accepted,
popular,
public,
common,
broad,
extensive,
universal,
prevailing,
prevalent,
accustomed
in the sense of prevailing
Definition
widespread
individuals who have gone against the prevailing opinion
Synonyms
widespread,
general,
established,
popular,
common,
set,
current,
usual,
ordinary,
fashionable,
in style,
customary,
prevalent,
in vogue,
preponderating,
dominant,
influential
in the sense of prevalent
Definition
widespread or common
Smoking is becoming increasingly prevalent among younger women.
Synonyms
common,
accepted,
established,
popular,
general,
current,
usual,
widespread,
extensive,
universal,
frequent,
everyday,
rampant,
customary,
commonplace,
ubiquitous,
rife,
habitual
in the sense of rampant
Definition
growing or spreading uncontrollably
the rampant corruption of the administration
Synonyms
widespread,
rank,
epidemic,
prevalent,
rife,
exuberant,
uncontrolled,
unchecked,
unrestrained,
luxuriant,
profuse,
spreading like wildfire
in the sense of teeming
The area is usually teeming with tourists.
Synonyms
full,
packed,
crowded,
alive,
thick,
bursting,
numerous,
crawling,
swarming,
abundant,
bristling,
brimming,
overflowing,
fruitful,
replete,
chock-full,
brimful,
chock-a-block
in the sense of universal
Definition
of or relating to everyone in the world or everyone in a particular place or society
proposals for universal health care
Synonyms
widespread,
general,
common,
whole,
total,
entire,
catholic,
unlimited,
ecumenical,
omnipresent,
all-embracing,
overarching,
one-size-fits-all
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